1897
Feb 25
| 1897 • April 15 Drillers near Bartlesville, Oklahoma, strike oil for the first time in the designated "Indian Territory", on land leased from the Osage Indians. The gusher, at the Nellie Johnstone Number One well, leads to rapid population growth.W. David Baird and Danney Goble, The Story of Oklahoma (University of Oklahoma Press, 1994) p8 |
1916
Jul 3
Age: 19y
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marriageGeorge Mathew Fisher Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Married at St Alphonsus in Ballard, Washington 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1916 • Lassen Volcanic National Park is established in California. |
1918
Apr 20
Age: 21y
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birth of childVelma Helen Fisher Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1918 • U.S troops engage Yaqui Indian warriors in the Battle of Bear Valley in Arizona, a minor skirmish and the last battle between the United States and American Indians. The very end of the American Indian Wars. |
1982
Dec 11
Age: 85y
| 1982 • Israel completes its withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula in accordance with the Egyptian–Israeli Peace Treaty of 1979. |